"This week we
made our third visit to the Somerdale Poultry Lodge in South Auckland.
This farm is owned by convicted Animal Abuser Mr Van Den Bogaart.

At this 'Lodge' the
hens are kept in almost complete darkness and are crammed into small plastic
cages where they can not adequately stretch their wings let alone dust
bath, play or carry out any of their natural behaviours.

We were able to spare
40 hens this miserable existence and they are now recovering in loving
homes. They will no longer be treated as egg producing machines and they
will be free to live as they please.

Later this week we
visited a South Auckland pullet farm and liberated 90 sweet girls destined
for a battery hen farm. These lucky chicks still have many of their yellow
feathers and fortunately know little of the horrors that were in store
for them. These young pullets are in good spirits and have been placed
in warm, loving homes where they too can be free.

We would like to dedicate
this action to a Suzanne Carey; our fallen comrade. While we never met
her what we heard of Suzanne has left the impression that she was a tireless
activist dedicated to the fight for animal liberation. The animals have
lost a great friend.